2018 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Washington 1 1 6 0 7 7.0
2 Nebraska 1 5 4 3 12 12.0
2 Kansas 1 5 7 0 12 12.0
4 TCU 1 9 3 1 13 13.0
5 Ohio State 1 5 8 1 14 14.0
6 Iowa State 1 4 8 3 15 15.0
6 Iowa 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
8 Baylor 1 5 11 0 16 16.0
9 Oregon State 1 6 10 1 17 17.0
9 Kansas State 1 8 8 1 17 17.0
9 California 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
9 Texas 1 9 7 1 17 17.0
13 Purdue 1 3 13 3 19 19.0
14 Tennessee 2 8 9 3 20 10.0
14 Colorado 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
16 Auburn 2 3 17 2 22 11.0
16 Florida 1 8 11 3 22 22.0
18 Miami (FL) 2 9 14 1 24 12.0
18 Clemson 2 10 11 3 24 12.0
18 Washington State 2 12 9 3 24 12.0
21 North Carolina 1 9 15 2 26 26.0
21 Louisville 1 11 14 1 26 26.0
23 Mississippi State 2 13 15 0 28 14.0
23 Texas Tech 1 8 18 2 28 28.0
25 Georgia 2 15 14 1 30 15.0
26 Rutgers 2 9 15 7 31 15.5
27 Utah 2 17 14 1 32 16.0
28 Virginia 2 14 19 0 33 16.5
29 Maryland 2 13 17 4 34 17.0
29 Alabama 2 17 16 1 34 17.0
31 Michigan State 2 4 26 5 35 17.5
32 NC State 3 12 22 3 37 12.3
32 Oregon 2 9 25 3 37 18.5
32 Duke 2 14 22 1 37 18.5
32 Kentucky 2 17 17 3 37 18.5
32 Florida State 2 18 17 2 37 18.5
37 Oklahoma State 2 7 26 5 38 19.0
37 South Carolina 2 17 15 6 38 19.0
37 Notre Dame 2 22 15 1 38 19.0
40 Texas A&M 2 15 23 1 39 19.5
41 Northwestern 2 13 25 2 40 20.0
41 Missouri 2 14 19 7 40 20.0
41 Penn State 2 15 21 4 40 20.0
41 Stanford 2 18 21 1 40 20.0
41 USC 2 19 20 1 40 20.0
41 Indiana 2 20 15 5 40 20.0
47 Minnesota 3 10 24 8 42 14.0
47 Boston College 2 12 27 3 42 21.0
47 UCLA 2 19 19 4 42 21.0
50 Wisconsin 3 19 21 3 43 14.3
51 Oklahoma 2 29 14 3 46 23.0
52 Ole Miss 2 21 22 5 48 24.0
53 Arizona 2 25 23 3 51 25.5
54 LSU 3 20 25 8 53 17.7
55 Arkansas 3 17 30 7 54 18.0
55 Georgia Tech 2 20 30 4 54 27.0
55 Pittsburgh 2 21 24 9 54 27.0
58 Illinois 2 23 31 1 55 27.5
59 Vanderbilt 3 30 23 6 59 19.7
60 Michigan 3 24 22 14 60 20.0
61 Syracuse 3 21 35 7 63 21.0
61 Arizona State 3 34 25 4 63 21.0
63 Wake Forest 4 45 36 8 89 22.3
64 Virginia Tech 4 33 50 8 91 22.8
65 BYU 7 46 65 8 119 17.0
66 Southern Miss 9 49 75 10 134 14.9
67 Army 9 45 84 15 144 16.0
68 Wyoming 9 73 69 10 152 16.9
69 Cincinnati 10 49 78 26 153 15.3
70 Central Michigan 8 81 59 17 157 19.6
71 San Diego State 10 67 87 12 166 16.6
72 Appalachian State 11 76 82 15 173 15.7
73 Charlotte 10 62 98 15 175 17.5
74 Kent State 8 74 82 20 176 22.0
74 Akron 8 100 66 10 176 22.0
76 East Carolina 9 73 91 13 177 19.7
77 Louisiana Tech 10 80 85 15 180 18.0
77 Louisiana-Monroe 9 81 79 20 180 20.0
79 Fresno State 10 77 90 15 182 18.2
79 Colorado State 8 84 86 12 182 22.8
81 Texas State 10 87 87 11 185 18.5
81 UTSA 9 73 103 9 185 20.6
83 Marshall 10 58 101 27 186 18.6
83 Nevada 10 70 102 14 186 18.6
85 Bowling Green 8 113 57 18 188 23.5
86 Liberty 8 90 90 11 191 23.9
87 Arkansas State 11 100 73 19 192 17.5
87 Tulane 10 78 94 20 192 19.2
87 Middle Tennessee State 10 87 85 20 192 19.2
90 Tulsa 9 108 72 18 198 22.0
91 Eastern Michigan 11 112 65 26 203 18.5
92 Western Michigan 10 79 109 16 204 20.4
92 UTEP 10 102 84 18 204 20.4
94 Air Force 11 75 119 11 205 18.6
94 Troy 11 82 108 15 205 18.6
96 Georgia Southern 11 83 107 16 206 18.7
96 Western Kentucky 9 86 102 18 206 22.9
98 Ohio 11 81 110 16 207 18.8
99 UAB 12 72 97 39 208 17.3
100 Georgia State 10 100 98 11 209 20.9
100 Coastal Carolina 10 113 82 14 209 20.9
102 Temple 9 106 76 28 210 23.3
103 Rice 10 82 118 11 211 21.1
103 San Jose State 9 107 90 14 211 23.4
105 Boise State 12 81 114 18 213 17.8
105 North Texas 11 79 117 17 213 19.4
105 Massachusetts 9 125 75 13 213 23.7
108 SMU 9 99 104 11 214 23.8
109 Utah State 11 83 109 27 219 19.9
109 UNLV 10 98 113 8 219 21.9
109 FIU 10 112 85 22 219 21.9
112 Buffalo 12 110 97 13 220 18.3
113 Northern Illinois 11 66 129 31 226 20.5
113 Miami (OH) 11 98 105 23 226 20.5
113 South Alabama 10 101 98 27 226 22.6
116 Florida Atlantic 10 94 120 20 234 23.4
117 New Mexico 10 103 113 20 236 23.6
118 USF 10 119 101 18 238 23.8
119 New Mexico State 10 132 91 17 240 24.0
120 UCF 10 131 95 19 245 24.5
121 Louisiana 11 123 103 20 246 22.4
122 Memphis 11 100 123 24 247 22.5
123 Toledo 11 95 126 28 249 22.6
124 Old Dominion 10 104 122 24 250 25.0
125 Houston 10 131 107 14 252 25.2
126 Navy 12 117 129 8 254 21.2
126 Ball State 10 125 109 20 254 25.4
128 Connecticut 10 151 109 11 271 27.1
129 Hawaii 13 137 135 14 286 22.0